Would you bet on climbing challenges

[delfastTions]

I will summarize the intermediate result of the discussion in this topic.   So:
The competition is of interest to many! ;
 Nobody knows for certain the rules of ascent (at speed, who is the first or are there elements of beauty and performance as, for example, in figure skating)? ;
No information is there an official competition in nature (not indoors)?  ;
Are there bookmakers betting on this waters of sports in dollars ...?

 Maybe someone who reads this topic knows the answers to these questions?
 

[madnessteat]

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Yes. There are more questions concerning climbing competitions than answers.

I think that to judge the winner, the jury takes into account the time of climbing and the number of falls. Climbing walls can be both outdoors and indoors.

I have never encountered an opportunity to bet on climbing.

[leea-1334]

What will be the bets are based on though because that is crucial to my decision. If it's just a race on who can get to climb the fastest then probably there's no problem for me to bet on it but if there are some other mechanics like climbing with a style, probably I will pass.

First we need to look at how these climbing games are measured ? Do we have tournaments & games and those who climb quickly wins or there are other measurement tools. Since i don't follow these games, i wont be able to better guide on how the betting will take place in these games ?

As far as I know, the style is not important, or rather, people can freestyle. So I have seen even people climbing only with arms (usually this is the fastest so they just let their legs hand and use only their arms to pull up).

I think therefore the only qualification is to have real arms. Not prosthetics. I know it sounds funny,,, but it is true. If you ever watched someone with metal legs run?

[KTChampions]

I've seen some climbing competition videos in the gym. On the one hand, it looks quite interesting and exciting (I watched the competition for speed rather than difficulty), but on the other hand, the competition is rather fleeting and the feeling of excitement does not have time to arise. Therefore, at the moment, I would not participate in betting on such events.

I have seen some rock climbing and some similar stuff but i dont know what sportsbook does offer this kind of sports or bets. Crypto sportsbooks dont offer this for sure. But would be fun to see how bets go on this events even tho i would never bet on them myself

Yes, that would be interesting. But I can assume that given the fact that this is a new sport for bookmakers and the result here is less obvious and predictable, the odds here would be much lower than in traditional sports. Both for favorites and underdogs.

[harizen]

As a frequent traveler, I see the sport as interesting. It's just that our usual activity got halt because of the pandemic.

Going back to the topic, this is the first time in my vocabulary to see a competition like that. Checking the video link, it was an organized league, and never thought something like that exist. Curiosity struck me so I made a bit of research and learned that it was an annual competition and several countries are involved.

As always, the advantage of the bettor here is their sports knowledge about the event. Referring to past matches can somehow give a gambler a good reference on their future bets. As for me, "NO", I won't bet on that sport for the obvious reason that I don't have an idea about people involves in that sport.

[Shasha80]

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The question is , is there any site or institution that lets you bets for this kind of sport? or you are referring to p2p betting?
Because this sport is cool and i love watching this but betting? this is too boring for sportsbettors i guess..

Just to watch climbing activities or tournaments seems interesting, but to bet on climbing there won't be many enthusiasts.
Because climbing is not a sport that many people are interested in, so I doubt there is a gambling site that offers climbing bets.
Even though there are platforms that offer it, I don't seem interested in participating, it's a little strange to bet on climbing.

[rodskee]

Just to watch climbing activities or tournaments seems interesting, but to bet on climbing there won't be many enthusiasts.
Because climbing is not a sport that many people are interested in, so I doubt there is a gambling site that offers climbing bets.
Even though there are platforms that offer it, I don't seem interested in participating, it's a little strange to bet on climbing.

But maybe eventually there will be? remember that In gambling industry there is always a window for something that may attract bettors .
this Sport is challenging and unique, maybe this has no big market for time being but in many chances and future , surely this will be added into other site that brings even ODDs for what we believe will win.

[Cling18]

I actually find it interesting and if I would have a chance, I will definitely bet on it. I find this type of sports fair because it requires the actual strength of the player. I have watched a few rounds of climbing sports and it's really exciting. I believe that more sports lovers would get hooked on it.

[Peanutswar]

It is like the way in the movie there are a lot of gamblers motivate other people to make an extreme action just like this. Well for sure only known and professional climbers will grab the opportunity for this it's all about the risk of life.

Different people have different preferences on gambling I think still there will be a person seen a something with this sports if they will try adopt the use of gambling.

[adzino]

One of the most spectacular yet little known sports is climbing. One of the specialties is indoor competition where the athletes will compete on completing diabolical routes and doing so the fastest. If you have never seen a video, you really should.

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There are many other options for betting, such a certain climbing finishing a certain route or climbing a certain mountain. The stars of this sport, both male and female, frequently declare their intentions of climbing routes and it is a open ground for bets. Is there already any place to bet on climbing competitions or challenges that you know of?

Never heard of people betting on such events. Sounds really complicated. How does this work though? You bet on who is going to finish first? Or like who falls down first? lol.
And bet on routes? How is that supposed to work? I thought everyone followed specific routes when climbing to avoid dangers. Is it like we also have to guess which mountain are they going to climb? If that is the case, wouldn't organizers who what route and mountains they are going to climb and use those information for their own advantage?

[fiulpro]

This is definately something worth trying but at the same time is rock climbing a professional sports ? I was not so sure about that so I did some research and as it turns out it is. Let me state quote from the Google :

When it was formally announced in 2016 that climbing would be a medal sport in the 2020 Olympics, the format was derided by many throughout the climbing world. At the Tokyo games, climbers will compete in three disciplines—bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing—for one combined set of medals per gender

At the same time we have to understand that the hardest job here would be knowing the players. If the completion is indoor this provides people with the scope to go and experience it.
I have seen so many videos on it and all of them stuns me every time. People really outdo themselves. I would place a bet on it but the problem will be it getting included in good sport gambling sites. They are mostly involved with the most popular sports and sports like these are most often ignored.

[Quidat]

One of the most spectacular yet little known sports is climbing. One of the specialties is indoor competition where the athletes will compete on completing diabolical routes and doing so the fastest. If you have never seen a video, you really should.

-snip-

There are many other options for betting, such a certain climbing finishing a certain route or climbing a certain mountain. The stars of this sport, both male and female, frequently declare their intentions of climbing routes and it is a open ground for bets. Is there already any place to bet on climbing competitions or challenges that you know of?

Never heard of people betting on such events. Sounds really complicated. How does this work though? You bet on who is going to finish first? Or like who falls down first? lol.
And bet on routes? How is that supposed to work? I thought everyone followed specific routes when climbing to avoid dangers. Is it like we also have to guess which mountain are they going to climb? If that is the case, wouldn't organizers who what route and mountains they are going to climb and use those information for their own advantage?

Lots of factors would really be considered first and those questions you had mentioned are actually valid and we do need some clarifications on that.
When it comes to betting options or lines been offered then it would be usually be talking about on whose the one would cross the line first compared into that who would gonna fall first. When it comes to course then i dont think that there would be specific route to be followed unless if those
had been studied and been looked out which it would be one of the questions about probability of knowing it first before the competition starts.

[South Park]

I am also a huge fan of climbing, unfortunately near my hometown there aren't any mountains, so I just stick to bouldering indoor. Watching speed climbing is insane, their speed is so fast and the routes they are climbing are insanely hard. Over the last few years quite a lot of people became interested in climbing, it is even now a competition in olympics. With so many people watching it should be normal to make it also attractive for bookmakers. Top climbers become something like celebrities these days, it would be normal to bet on them.

It is definitely an interesting sport to watch and I have seen a few competitions in the past but I am not aware of any sport book on this market that takes bets like that which means the sport is yet to become as popular as it could, however when I see the sport I cannot help to think that eventually it will get there as it is incredibly impressive how those people can move at such speeds when they are climbing, I remember the first time I watched a competition and I could not really believe what I was watching.

[johhnyUA]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

[Alisha-k]

I never knew such game exist climbing challange. I would love to watch how it's been played so I can stake my fiat for my favorite athlete. I am also wondering if the odd will look attractive since a whole lot of persons don't know such games exist I feel more publicity should be done on this to create good awareness to the public about this kind of game.

[passwordnow]

I have never thought that this could be a sport because I thought that it's just another out-of-town recreational activity that's being done when having a vacation. It's quite new to me and if it becomes listed on a different sports book then it's one of a must to bet on.
As long as the rules are easy to understand and there's a bookie that has it then we've got no problem and it's not a question anymore if I'll be betting on this type of sport.

[crzy]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

If this is a competition there should be a safety protocol and they should be wearing some protective gears because you will not take your life at big risk for just a reward. If you’re afraid of heights I don’t really think you can watch this one, but personally it looks exciting for me though betting might not be an option for me as well, its hard to predict that competition.

[iv4n]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

If this is a competition there should be a safety protocol and they should be wearing some protective gears because you will not take your life at big risk for just a reward. If you’re afraid of heights I don’t really think you can watch this one, but personally it looks exciting for me though betting might not be an option for me as well, its hard to predict that competition.

Without safety protocols, it's "free soloing"!

Free soloing means to climb with no rope to catch you if you fall. Free climbing means you wear a rope to catch you, but you don't use any artificial means to help you ascend the wall.

That free soloing is crazy! Probably the most dangerous "sport" (if we can call it that) in the world! They climb on crazy high cliffs without any equipment! I guess for practicing free soloing first you need to be crazy to wish to do it, second you need to be physically 101% ready! They need to be able to hold their weight with a finger or two for seconds, maybe minutes sometimes...

Climbing in the arenas is with safety ropes, and the point is to get the first to the top! I saw few competitions, it's interesting! I would bet on this If I have a chance to watch it more regularly somewhere... placing random bets on this is like playing coin toss, 50/50 to win! Pure luck!

[AicecreaME]

The pictures you have shown doesn't look like an indoor sports to me. Sports Climbing in an actual cliff or mountain is very dangerous, everything could go wrong, if you know what I mean. Rock formations in cliff or mountain sometimes are not strong enough to hold the weight of the climber, without proper harness and safety equipment, the climber would die.

So for me, It's a no go for betting since life is in the line. I feel like my heart is gonna stop every time I see a life and death situation unexpectedly.

[DoublerHunter]

The pictures you have shown doesn't look like an indoor sports to me. Sports Climbing in an actual cliff or mountain is very dangerous, everything could go wrong, if you know what I mean. Rock formations in cliff or mountain sometimes are not strong enough to hold the weight of the climber, without proper harness and safety equipment, the climber would die.

So for me, It's a no go for betting since life is in the line. I feel like my heart is gonna stop every time I see a life and death situation unexpectedly.

^ It ios quite dangerous but they had their own protective gears on this, they had with a rope and harness that support when they will fall and most likely tournaments are not just a random place to climb, it is the indoor place or if in outdoor venues they make it sure everything is strong to hold and another plus to protect them is the rope and harness, the last is the is the floor under the climbing walls has a cover of foam so that if someone will accidentally fall will not get hurt too much. Nevertheless, there are two types of climbing competitions, is onsight and redpoint competition.